Slow boat shenanigans

Beer Lao - the beer of the wholehearted people

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March 6th 2013
It feels like it's been eons since Pai..we left Pai (quite unwillingly but excited nonetheless). To where we are now (Vang Vieng, Laos) we took: A 7 hour mini van A tuk tuk A 2 day slow boat A 3 hour mini van A 4 hour ride in the back of a truck with 23 people in it A tuk tuk A 9 hour (was supposed to be only 6!) bus ride throu ... read more

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more